{"id":3444,"date":"2012-12-04T14:43:07","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T21:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=3444"},"modified":"2012-12-04T14:43:07","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T21:43:07","slug":"sextet-on-an-ice-epic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=3444","title":{"rendered":"Sextet on an Ice Epic"},"content":{"rendered":"

I meant to post this a long time ago, but somehow forgot. (I say “somehow,” but really there’s no “somehow” when you forget things as often as I do.) You\u00a0 may remember Alessandro, the young musician who composed a quartet inspired by\u00a0The Clockwork Three<\/span><\/a>. Well, he has done the same for\u00a0Icefall<\/em>, and I continue to be amazed by this young man’s talent.<\/p>\n

Here is how he described the piece:<\/p>\n

Sextet on an Ice Epic is a piece inspired by Matthew J Kirby’s book Icefall. The structure of the piece loosely reflects the story:
\n\u2022 A “run-away” theme plays when Solveig, a young princess, is forced to run away in an icy land.
\n\u2022 She spends a lot of time alone, like a star in the Northern sky, sad but strong (sweet “Solveig theme”).
\n\u2022 Enemies arrive, they want to kill her! Solveig’s warriors fight to defend her (battle theme).
\n\u2022 The run-away theme returns, since Solveig and her warriors are forced to run off, but …
\n\u2022 Solveig has an idea and the enemy is defeated (“tumbling down” theme).
\n\u2022 Her dad, the king, finally arrives and Solveig is now happy again (peace theme).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And now, here is the premiere performance:<\/p>\n